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[sears]

My sixteenth birthday is in about two and a half months. On my world, most people of royal and noble class marry when they're that age, and most of those marriages are arranged at least a year or so before that. As it stands, I'm already falling behind everyone else; no matter how much parents may want their son to marry the Fire Lord, they're not going to wait around forever. Whenever I do go back, I'll be stuck with someone that was unwanted by all the others for some reason-- because his family has a shameful history, or because he's a pervert, or because he's thirty years older than me. The Fire Lord will be given the last pick.

Things aren't supposed to be this backwards.

OOC: Marginally related to this.

Comments

[oceanicbutterfly]

I had always figured you would just claim someone, regardless of what anyone else including him thought, and that would be that.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Don't be ridiculous; we aren't barbarians.

Besides, originally I wanted nothing to do with the entire process. My father was going to pick someone.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I wasn't making a general statement about your society. I was saying that seemed like typical Azula behavior.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I'm not a barbarian either.

[oceanicbutterfly]

No, but you're Azula.

[knifeurrib.livejournal.com]

You know, I can really see you being... married. Or having kids.

... Haha forward-dating this to before Mai's latest comm post, obviously

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Neither can I.

Obv. God, they bicker so much.

[knifeurrib.livejournal.com]

I mean, that would just be weird.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

But it's what's best for the Fire Nation.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

It's not really force. It's just the way things are done there.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Perhaps on your world.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

What?

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

It is backwards. That's my point.

[beigerenegade.livejournal.com]

Surely someone would be willing to wait, for such a powerful position? And then you'll end up with the most prudent.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

With the way things are going in my country at the moment? Possible, but unlikely.

[beigerenegade.livejournal.com]

People do tend to make rash decisions when their world is in turmoil.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

The Fire Nation is hardly in turmoil. I'm simply speaking of my own involvement in this-- those who don't know the situation might actually think that I'm never coming back, or even that I'm dead.

fff I can't believe he's suggesting this |D

[ofhopeandglory.livejournal.com]

You could rule without ever taking a husband at all, you know. It's unorthodox, but possible.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Of course it's possible, but since I need an heir, it's not going to happen.

[ofhopeandglory.livejournal.com]

You could choose an heir instead. Great rulers have done so before.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Not here. Bloodlines are too important.